Original German WWII Dutch made Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet with Badges & Eye Shields Snider Rifle Parts First Edition and First Printing

First Edition and First Printing

This is a very good condition German WW2 Officer's Schirmmütze Visor Cap

with a fine frosted background

There is oxidation and plating loss on the blade and the scabbard

which we cannot quite read

Original German WWII Dutch made Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet with Badges & Eye Shields Snider Rifle Parts First Edition and First PrintingOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps infantry were issued with the traditional European sun helmet known as Tropische Kopfbedeckung (Tropical headgear), of the type known to the British forces as the solar topi (or topee). In the German case, these were made of pith, had prominent ventilation holes in the crown, were khaki in color and bore two metal shields; on the right the national colors and on the left the